One of the most important parts of State Conference is our Business Meeting. At the Business Meeting, we vote on the proposed Bylaw Amendments, elect State Officers, confirm National Officer Candidates, and more.

Proposed Bylaw Amendments

All chapters received the proposed amendments via email. If you have a question about voting procedures, please ask one of the State Officers.

Current Wording:In the election of the five officers other than president, delegates have five votes to cast. (If there are less than five total candidates in the officer pool, see paragraph H).

If adopted, wording would read:In the election of the five officers other than president, delegates have five votes to cast. (If there are five or less total candidates in the officer pool, see paragraph H).

Current Wording:Article IV, Section 3, Subsection B – Qualifications for State Office and National Officer CandidacyB. A student must be a member of TSA for at least one year before seeking a state office. A Tennessee TSA member must have completed the seventh grade and at least one technology education class to be qualified for a state office. He/she must have attended at least one state conference prior to seeking a state office. A Tennessee TSA member must have served as an officer of his/her local chapter to be qualified as a state officer candidate. Members must have and maintain at least a 2.8 Grade Point Average, in order to be considered for state officer candidacy. No more than three (3) TSA members from the same local chapter may run for a state office in the same year.

If adopted, wording would read:B. A student must be a member of TSA for at least one year before seeking a state office. A Tennessee TSA member must have completed the seventh grade and at least one technology education class to be qualified to run for a state office. He/she must have attended at least one state conference prior to seeking a state office. A Tennessee TSA member must have served as an officer of his/her local chapter to be qualified as a state officer candidate. Members must have and maintain at least a 2.8 Grade Point Average, in order to be considered for state officer candidacy. No more than three (3) TSA members from the same local chapter may run for a state office in the same year.

​Proposed Amendment 3 - Karns High School TSATo Amend Section 2:To amend Subsection D by striking, “The membership committee members will be appointed annually by the Executive Council” and inserting, “Membership committee positions will be assigned by the state officer team - elects along with the outgoing State President and Vice President following interviews conducted with each applicant.”

Current Wording:D.The Membership Committee members will be appointed annually by the Executive Council.

If adopted, wording would read:D.Membership Committee positions will be assigned by the state officer team-elects along with the outgoing State President and Vice President following interviews conducted with each applicant.

Current Wording:The Tennessee Technology Student Association is an organization of local chapters each operating in accordance with a charter granted by TSA, Inc.

If adopted, wording would read:The Tennessee Technology Student Association is an organization of local chapters each operating in accordance with a charter granted by TSA, Inc.

A. Tennessee TSA will follow National TSA Bylaws, except in instances of difference, in which Tennessee TSA will follow state bylaws.

​The 2019 Tennessee TSA Business Meeting will take place at the 41st Annual State Conference. For these proposed amendments to go into effect, the proposed amendments must be approved by a ballot or roll call vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the chapter delegates present and voting at the annual business meeting.

Election of State Officers

The Tennessee TSA State Officer Team is responsible for leading the organization throughout the duration of their term. Responsibilities include representing TSA to outside organizations, advocating for Career & Technical Education, planning conferences, and promoting the general welfare of TSA.

Voting Delegates must arrive to the Voting Session at 6:45am on April 5th, and remain in the Voting Delegates area until the adjournment of the meeting. Please note that each chapter has two delegates and each is given a ribbon. Ribbons are required for ALL Voting Delegates.

Association

Tennessee TSA is student-led, and therefore students must step up and take the reigns of our organization. If you do not attend the Business Meeting, you are forfeiting the ability to have an impact on our organization. I know getting up earlier may be annoying, but it will have realistic effects on the strength of our organization.

This article was written by the 2018-2019 Tennessee TSA Secretary, Keith Stubblebine. You can contact Keith at secretary@tntsa.org. Follow Tennessee TSA on Twitter @TennesseeTSA.